Design Your Lifestyle: Recent Episodes
Kimberly Design Love: Entrepreneur, Lifestyle Designer, Digital Nomad, & Blogger
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Hey there Lifestyle Designers,
Guess what? This is the last episode of the Design Your Lifestyle podcast.
But don’t worry, I’m not disappearing into the sunset. I’m rebranding and relaunching with a brand new podcast called, Design a business you love, work anywhere. Strategies for artists, authors, and entrepreneurs. Why the change? Well, as much as I love talking about lifestyle design, I’ve realized it’s just too broad of a topic to cover in one podcast.
So I’m going to zoom in on lifestyle businesses that you can run from practically anywhere, specifically for artists, authors, and entrepreneurs like you. We’re gonna dive deep and really shine a spotlight on you and the business of art authorship and entrepreneurship. We we’re gonna talk about digital nomads and how to run your business from a beach in Florida, or a cafe in Paris.
And of course, we’re gonna tackle the roadblocks and the mindset issues that come up along the way. So keep an eye out for the new artwork popping up on your favorite podcast player. And if you’re already subscribed, there’s no need to do anything except sit back, relax, and get ready for more fun and insightful episodes to come.
Hope over to Design a Business You Love to learn more.
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Designing your best life is a wonderful goal to shoot for, but many of us confuse that with having a perfect life. We get hung up on all the details, trying to make sure everything is just right. We tell ourselves it has to be the right time or the best circumstances before we’re ready to try something new or make a change.
We let perfectionism hold us back.
If you feel you fall into this trap, keep listening and learn how you can design your best life without waiting for it to be perfect.
Perfectionism is a destructive complimentIt gets lots of credit for greatness in our society, but it can wreck people, even though we use the term like it’s a great compliment. In reality, perfectionism destroys much more than it creates.
Perfectionism is a cover-up, a way to avoid failure, a hopeless attempt to avoid rejection by performing at an impossibly flawless level all the time. Perfectionism binds people to unrealistic standards. It’s a guarantee of constant disappointment.
“Perfectionism is a self-destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
Let’s find Out If You Are a Perfectionist?1. Do you think in absolute terms? Things are either great or terrible, black or white, happy or sad? Perfectionists tend to think in opposites, while others think along a continuum. 2. Does one small flaw in something you’re doing make you feel it’s worthless? 3. You can’t delegate because you just know others won’t do the job right? 4. You’re often late getting work in on time. Do you wait to turn in a project so you make it perfect? 5. Does your self-image and self-confidence depend on your accomplishments and what everybody thinks? 6. Do you recognize your errors and focus on those far more than your successes? 7. After a success, are feelings of accomplishment fleeting or not at all?
How’d you do? Did you answer yes to many of these?
First Let’s Consider What’s at Stake
When you get caught up in feeling like things have to be just right, take a minute to consider the stakes. Ask yourself the following questions:
What will I miss out on if I wait until things are perfect?
What opportunities am I giving up?
What’s it costing me to not pursue my dreams
Often, these simple reflections will be enough to push you toward going after your goal, rather than waiting for a better time.
Second, Know It’s Not All or Nothing
The all-or-nothing trap is one that is common. This is the belief that you have to have all the resources in place or know everything there is to know before taking on a task. This line of thinking is false. It’s simply a way of getting caught up in the cycle of perfectionism and remaining stuck in place. Start Taking baby steps and give it a try even if you don’t have everything in place. Often things come together on their own.
What baby step towards your dream can you take today?
Third, Change Your Self-Talk
If perfectionism is holding you back from designing your best life, chances are good that you’re probably sending yourself some negative messages. Listen to what your inner critic is saying to you the next time you decide that you shouldn’t do something and then see if you cannot turn that message around. If you hear yourself saying that you’ll never get the life of your dreams because you’re not good enough, try giving yourself some realistic reasons why you might just have what it takes and what actions you can take to get the life you want. Refuting negative self-talk can go a long way to stopping perfectionism in its tracks.
Here are some ideas for what to say to yourself:
— Good enough really is good enough
— Having fun is not a reward I have to earn
— Asking for help is a good thing
— I can not control everything so I can focus on what I can control
— I accept myself just as I am
“Healthy striving is self-focused: “How can I improve?” Perfectionism is other-focused: “What will they think?”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
Finally, Start Before You’re Ready
Try embracing imperfection and see what happens. The next time you want to do something different or step out of your comfort zone, but don’t think you’re ready, just go for it. Pay attention to how you feel and what it’s like to push past those feelings. Note the end result. Maybe things won’t turn out perfectly, but you may discover they end up being worthwhile anyway.
Keep these steps in mind the next time your inner perfectionist tries to sabotage you and keep you from designing your best life. You may be surprised at the results.
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Let’s talk about how you can Design your Lifestyle, Apple Style. Lifestyle design is a very broad topic and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the ideas and options for how to design your lifestyle. This podcast looks at what we can learn from Apple when it comes to lifestyle design. Lifestyle Design – […]
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In today’s podcast, we talk to Laura Lee, a blogger and trauma survivor who shares how to turn trauma into something lovely. Laura Lee discusses how art specifically, adult coloring helped her overcome trauma and now she helps others throw her membership site. https://colorjoy.co/mygift coupon code – Kimberly **Note that anyone who downloads the PDF will […]
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Podcast with Karon Thackston How to Make Money while Being Stuck at Home with Passive Income If you are wondering How to Make Money while Being Stuck at Home you will love today’s podcast. I am speaking to Karon Thackston who shares about the way she has made an excellent income working from home […]
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We are continuing our CoronaVirus Series and talking to people who are able to earn a living from home. Today I asked Trenton Bennett a very well known and talented voice actor /audiobook narrator for audio books. Trenton is providing us with some tips on how to become a voice actor. I had the privilege of […]
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In today’s podcast, we discuss the CoronaVirus with Sue Painter and What Can We Do Now. What can we do in our businesses and how can we help other businesses while we cope with the CoronaVirus. I asked Sue Painter of the Confident Marketer to be on the podcast because I was impressed with […]
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I had a very cool experience for Valentine’s Day. My sweetheart took me to see Jodi Benson. You know who Jodi Benson is don’t you? She is the voice of Ariel, The Little Mermaid. Let me share a few things that Jodi Benson said that I found meaningful. What I Learned from Jodi Benson When […]
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Welcome to the first episode of 2020 of Design Your Lifestyle Podcast. In this episode, Kimberly discusses the DESIGNER steps to Lifestyle Design. This is a frame work for future episodes because these steps will be used again to go further along the lifestyle designer’s journey. Subscribe to the show for lots more to come!
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In this episode, we talk to Jacquelyn Gioertz about women in business and relationships. We also discuss the law of attraction. Jacquelyn is a business coach for women. She shares her story of losing her husband at a young age and how she found a new purpose. Jacquelyn’s Favorite Quotes – “You don’t have to […]
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In this episode of the Design Your Lifestyle podcast, we learn about the Tiny House Movement with Will Johnston of Tiny Houses Atlanta. Here are some of the topics that we covered on the podcast: The kinds of lifestyles that people are creating with Tiny Houses How small are tiny houses? The square footage of a Tiny House […]
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In this episode, I speak to recording artist, fiZ, about how to create a signature song. You can learn more about fiZ and how to get a Signature Song at www.signaturesongsbyfiZ.com You may listen to fiZ at www.fiZ4ever.com and also learn more about his Keynote Performances at www.MotivationalRockstar.com You can find fiZ’s book “Ignite the Rock-Star Within” […]
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Morning Launch To Power Up Your Day ~ 5 Things Successful People Do Each Morning Before Checking Their Email or Social Media In this episode, we discuss your morning routines for a successful day. As a night owl, this is something that I have struggled with for years. Morning Launch To Power Up Your […]
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Do struggle with goal setting? Do you feel worried that you won’t be able to achieve the goals you set? Do you set New Year’s Resolutions that you can’t keep? In this episode, Kimberly discusses Setting Goals with Vision Micheal Hyatt’s Book – Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World Covey’s Book – The 7 Habit’s […]
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Vision and Vision Boards In this episode, we are discussing Vision and Vision Boards. Here is a brief summary: Vision for this Podcast 1. Teach you strategies & techniques so you can design your own lifestyle. 2.Share the stories of people who are designing a life they love. 3. Build a community of lifestyle designers who […]
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Let’s kick off the Design Your Lifestyle Podcast ! In this first episode, we’ll discuss the concepts of Lifestyle Design and Digital Nomads.
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